Tengiz Sharmanashvili
Tengiz Sharmanashvili თენგიზ შარმანაშვილი | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Parliament of Georgia | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Constituency | Georgian Dream party list |
| First Deputy Chair of the Defense and Security Committee | |
| Assumed office October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Georgian Dream—Democratic Georgia |
Tengiz Sharmanashvili (Georgian: თენგიზ შარმანაშვილი) is a Georgian politician who has served as a Member of the Parliament of Georgia since 2020, representing the ruling Georgian Dream—Democratic Georgia party.[1] He serves as the First Deputy Chair of the Defense and Security Committee in the parliament.[2]
Political career
Tengiz Sharmanashvili entered the Parliament of Georgia following the 2020 parliamentary election, elected through the Georgian Dream party list under the proportional representation system. He is a member of the parliamentary faction The Georgian Dream.[1] In October 2024, he was elected by committee members as the Deputy Chair of the Defense and Security Committee.[3]
He has co-authored significant national legislation. In December 2025, he was listed among the initiators of a draft law to annul the "temporary administrative-territorial unit" on the territory of the former South Ossetia Autonomous Region, a measure passed unanimously by Parliament.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b "Tengiz Sharmanashvili - Parliament of Georgia". parliament.ge. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ "Alexander Tabatadze and Tengiz Sharmanashvili met with the representatives of the Defense Forces Command and Staff College - Parliament of Georgia". parliament.ge. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ Today, Georgia. "Tengiz Sharmanashvili elected as deputy chair of the Defense and Security Committee - Georgia Today". georgiatoday.ge. Archived from the original on 15 March 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ "The temporary administrative-territorial unit on the former autonomous region of South Ossetia and the administration of the temporary administrative-territorial unit to be annulled as of January 1, 2026 - Parliament of Georgia". parliament.ge. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ "Tengiz Sharmanashvili - I welcome the US's sanctions on Europeans - let them experience themselves what they do to others". www.interpressnews.ge. 25 December 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2026.